包德樂
科幻電影 (SCIENCE FICTION LITERATURE AND FILM)
Week Date Subject/Topics Note
1 Introduction. Overview of history of SF (Sci-Fi) film Various reading
assignments will be announced in class and made available in teaching platform /
online.
103/02/17～103/02/23
2 Continue introduction to issues in SF film. Begin Robots and Cyborg Dystopias:
Have read: Isaac Asimov, from I, Robot (1950). View films/clips: I, Robot (2004),
Bicentennial Man (1999), Wall-e (2008)
103/02/24～103/03/02
3 Review basics of SF film study. Begin: Science and Science Fiction Issues Facing Us
Today: Where might genetic engineering lead? Preview/clips: Gattaca 千鈞一
髮 (1997)
103/03/03～103/03/09
4 Capitalism and Technology: Philip K. Dick, from Do Androids Dream of Electric
Sheep? Clips from Blade Runner (1982)From week 4, second hour of class consists of
student PowerPoint presentations.
103/03/10～103/03/16
5 Science Fiction as Ideological Critique and Allegory: View clips from various
Invasion of the Body Snatchers films (1956 and 1978), other films.Second hour,
student presentations.
103/03/17～103/03/23
6 Cyberpunk: View: The Matrix (駭客任務, film, 1999) Second hour, student
presentations.
103/03/24～103/03/30
7 What is the posthuman? The singularity? Have read: Vernor Vinge’s essay,
“Singularity” (1993) View clips: The Terminator (1984), Terminator: The Sarah Connor
Chronicles (TV series, 2008-2009)Second hour, student presentations.
103/03/31～103/04/06
8 Alien Slime: The Alien series of films. Read: Žižek, Lacanian interpretation of Alien
(excerpts). View film: Alien (1979)Second hour, student presentations.
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03/04/07～103/04/13
9 After the Apocalypse: View clips: Omega Man (1973) and I Am Legend (2007)
Second hour, student presentations.
103/04/14～103/04/20
10 Midterm Exam Week
103/04/21～103/04/27
11 Environmental Issues in SF Film View clips: Silent
Running (1972) and Soylent Green (1973), others Second hour,student
presentations.
103/04/28～103/05/04
12 War and Colonialism: Avatar (2009), others Second hour, student presentations.
103/05/05～103/05/11
13 The Star Trek Future(s): View clips from TV series and recent film: Star Trek (2009)
Second hour, student presentations.
103/05/12～103/05/18
14 Gender Dystopias: Margaret Atwood, from The Handmaid’s Tale (1985) View clips:
The Handmaid’s Tale (1990), The Stepford Wives (1975)Second hour, student
presentations.
103/05/19～103/05/25
15 Gendered SF: View clips: A Boy and his Dog (1975), Barbarella (1968), others
Second hour, student presentations.
103/05/26～103/06/01
16 A look at "the end of the world" in various SF films Second hour (whole
hour, if necessary), student presentations.
103/06/02～103/06/08
17 The Reshaping of SF Film in the late 1970s: View clips: Star Wars (1977), others
Second hour (whole hour, if necessary), student presentations.
103/06/09～103/06/15
18 Final Exam Week